title: French Validation of the Revised Algase Wandering Scale for Long-Term Care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to create a French equivalent of the revised Algase wandering scale for long-term care (RAWS-LTC).
  
  
  METHODS
  The RAWS-LTC French version (F-RAWS-LTC), Mini-Mental State Examination, and Neuropsychiatric Inventory were administered to a sample of 100 institutionalized patients from 12 specialized homes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean of the overall F-RAWS-LTC was 2.32 (standard deviation [SD]=0.74, range 1-4), and the mean of each subscale was 2.48 for persistent walking, 1.62 for eloping behavior, and 2.30 for spatial disorientation. The correlation between the overall F-RAWS-LTC and each subscale was between 0.73 (for Spatial Disorientation) and 0.87 (for Persistent Walking). The correlation between the degree of behavioral disturbances and the overall F-RAWS-LTC is 0.42, and the correlation with the cognitive impairment is 0.50. Differences between the wanderers and nonwanderers are significant for the overall F-RAWS-LTC and for all the subscales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data demonstrate the statistical validity of the F-RAWS-LTC.
authors.affiliation: Psychomotricity Training Institute, University of Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Psychomotricity Training Institute, University of Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Nathalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Biessy-Dalbe
authors.affiliation: Psychomotricity Training Institute, University of Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France PRISSMH EA 4561, University of Toulouse, UPS, France jean-michel.albaret@univ-tlse3.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Albaret
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Toledo, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Dona L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Algase
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055816:Wandering Behavior
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; agitated behavior; assessment; dementia; wandering scale